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Measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions that are adopted by firms or other actors in the absence of government mandates. Voluntary measures help make climate-friendly products or processes more readily available or encourage consumers to incorporate environmental values in their market choices.
The degree to which a system is susceptible to, and unable to cope with, injury, damage or harm.
Our blog, by SciDev.Net columnist Priya Shetty, will fill you in, as will our interview with the Global Forum's Gill Samuels
Countries must cooperate to develop clean technologies. Joint technology innovation centres can help
Policymakers must improve water storage to help developing countries adapt to climate change
Will climate change worsen the burden of insect-borne disease? The scientific jury is still out